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ACA chief: Sisi keen on fighting corruption
Date: 2019-03-07 17:26:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7837850
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and all the state’s institutions are keen on fighting corruption and fraud, head of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) Sherif Seif el Din said Thursday. Seif el Din’s remarks came while receiving a ....
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Pope Tawadros II meets new Australian amb. in Cairo
Date: 2019-03-06 23:13:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7836527
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received on Wednesday Australia's new Ambassador to Egypt Glenn Miles at the papal headquarters in Cairo's Abbassia district. The ambassador's visit to the cathedral came after ....
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Bashir appoints new Central Bank of Sudan governor
Date: 2019-03-06 23:12:16 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7836526
President Omar al Bashir relieved Central Bank of Sudan Governor Mohamed al Zubair of his post on Wednesday. According to a presidential decree to this effect, the deputy governor of the bank, Hussein Yehia Janqool, was announced as Zubair’s ....
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Venezuela to expel German ambassador for 'meddling'
Date: 2019-03-06 23:10:39 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:6 - ID:7836525
The Venezuelan government has announced it will expel German ambassador Daniel Kriener, the BBC News reported. A government statement declared ambassador Kriener "persona non grata" and accused him of "recurrent acts of interference in internal ....
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First day of Rajab on Friday -- Dar Al-Ifta
Date: 2019-03-06 19:34:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7836420
Egypt's Dar Al-Ifta announced on Wednesday that Rajab, the 7th month of the Islamic calendar, will start on Friday. In a statement, the fatwa house said the crescent of Rajab could not be spotted today. Therefore, Thursday will be the last day of ....
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Arab ministerial committee hails decision to sever diplomatic ties with Iran
Date: 2019-03-06 18:42:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7836358
The Arab Quartet Ministerial Committee on Iranian interference in Arab affairs condemned on Wednesday the incessant interference of Iran in the domestic affairs of Arab countries. The Arab League-affiliated committee convened today in Cairo under ....
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FM stresses Egypt's full support for Palestinian people's legitimate rights
Date: 2019-03-06 18:41:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7836354
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed that the Palestinian cause is still the Arabs' prime issue, calling for intensifying efforts to resume serious negotiations that can lead to establishing an independent Palestinian state with Al Quds (occupied ....
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"Deal of the Century" will not solve Palestinian cause - Russian FM to MENA
Date: 2019-03-06 18:40:13 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7836348
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that Moscow believes that the so-called "Deal of the Century'' will render a failure the efforts of finding a solution to the Palestinian cause. In statements to MENA corespondent here, Lavrov ....
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Arab FMs start meeting in Cairo
Date: 2019-03-06 18:38:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7836345
The 151st session of the Arab Foreign Ministers Council kicked off in the Arab League on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Somalia. The Arab ministers will discuss several Arab joint action issues at the political, economic, security and ....
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Sisi directs gov’t to assist needy people
Date: 2019-03-04 16:35:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7832826
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government to focus its strategy on providing assistance for the needy. He held a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli and ministers Ghada Waly of Social Solidarity and Mohamed Maait ....